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Chemotherapy and radiation treatments impact the normal cells of cancer patients, resulting in adverse oral health effects, ranging from small annoyances, like mouth sores, to long-term complications, such as rampant caries.

How effective are dental screening laws (DSLs) at addressing oral disease among children if obstacles limit their ability to connect children to dental care? The answer: not very successful.

With St. Patrick’s Day just days away, it’s time to consider the most mouth-friendly Irish-themed food and drinks to reach for on March 17. Here are 6 drink and food alternatives.

Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD, the “father of oral science,” has passed away.

Neck, wrist, and back pain are common among dental hygienists due to highly repetitive movements. Here are 5 strategies to help you ease the pain.

Oral health professionals must implement proper body mechanics to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), injuries that are common among dentists and dental hygienists.

Cristin Kearns, DDS, MBA, assistant professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, (UCSF) did not set out to become an academic.

Here are 5 things to look for when caring for patients with HIV.

Recent research discovered that differences in the number of certain bacteria found on the tongue may be indicative of early pancreatic cancers.

United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, recently acknowledged that his efforts to convince e-cigarette companies to voluntarily stop marketing to youth have not been successful.